Sagola crawi Park and Carlton

Park, J. - S. & Carlton, C. E., 2014, A revision of the New Zealand species of the genus Sagola Sharp (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae: Faronitae), The Coleopterists Bulletin (mo 13) 68, pp. 1-156 : 27-28

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1649/072.068.0mo4.1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5765249

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D82A3E-BD73-1157-3CF9-FADBFEE8FA6F

treatment provided by

Carolina

scientific name

Sagola crawi Park and Carlton
status

sp. nov.

Sagola crawi Park and Carlton View in CoL , new species

( Figs. 11c View Fig , 12c View Fig , 13 View Fig )

Type Material. Holotype. NEW ZEALAND: Northland: 1♂ ( NZAC), aedeagus dissected and mounted in balsam on a clear plastic card, “ NEW ZEALAND ND Waipoua SF Tanemahuta 29 Oct 1985 R.C.Craw & ”, “C.Lyal Sifted litter 85/48”, “N.Z. Arthropod Collection, NZAC Private Bag 92170 AUCKLAND New Zealand ”, “ HOLOTYPE Sagola crawi Park and Carlton 2013 . Paratypes (n = 4: 3 males, 1 female). NEW ZEALAND: Northland : 1♂ ( DSC), Waipoua SF , 0.9km e Forest hqtrs., 120m, 26 XI–4 XII 1984, hdwd.- podocarp forest, A. Newton, M. Thayer 686, leaf & log litter, forest floor ; 1♂ ( FMNH), Waipoua SF, 0.8km nw Wairau Summit, 350m, 27 XI 1984, hdwd.-podocarp forest, A. Newton, M. Thayer 689, berl., leaf & log litter, forest floor ; 1♂ ( NZAC), Waipoua SF , Four Sisters , 4 II 1975, S.E. Nicols, litter 75/93 ; 1♀ ( FMNH), Waipoua SF , 1.7km nw Waikohatu Stream Bridge, 380m, 28 XI–6 XII 1984, hdwd.-podocarp forest, A. Newton, M. Thayer, FIT & window trap .

Etymology. This species is named for the collector of the holotype, Robin C. Craw.

Diagnosis. This species is similar in appearance to other members of this species- group but can be distinguished by the shape of the antennae and genitalia.

Description. Length 2.6–3.0 mm. Body brown, elytra, legs, and maxillary palpi paler ( Fig. 11c View Fig ). Head: As long as wide, widest across eyes ( Fig. 11c View Fig ). Antennomere 1 approximately 2 times longer than wide, 2–5 longer than wide, 6–10 subquadrate. Frontal sulcus deep and reaching hind point of eye from frontal rostral lobes. Anterior frontal fovea an inverted triangle. Posterior frontal fovea elongate. Eye small and prominent, one-third length of temple. Thorax: Prosternum as long as wide, widest at midpoint. Elytra approximately triangular ( Fig. 11c View Fig ). Meso- and metathorax trapezoidal, longer than wide. Abdomen: Male tergite IV without microtrichial patch. Aedeagus: Median lobe shorter than parameres, apical lobe simple ( Fig. 12c View Fig ). Phallobase of median lobe asymmetrical and triangular ( Fig. 12c View Fig ). Parameres asymmetrical, right paramere twisted, broad apically ( Fig. 12c View Fig ).

Distribution. Northland ( Fig. 13 View Fig : black square).

Habitat. Specimens of this species were collected using window and flight intercept traps or by sifting leaf and log litter in hardwood and podocarp forests.

NZAC

New Zealand, Auckland, Landcare Research, New Zealand Arthropod Collection

DSC

DSC

FMNH

USA, Illinois, Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History (also used by Finnish Museum of Natural History)

NZAC

New Zealand Arthropod Collection

DSC

Dicty Stock Center

FMNH

Field Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

Genus

Sagola

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